Environment Mapped Text Tutorial

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

Tux i ran the results through colorize after lighting effects.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:21 pm **(#42)**

GnuTux With this effect Tutorial the different results are endless

I've used a 'metallic something' gradient as 'environment map' for text and pattern bkg

GnuTux · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:32 pm **(#43)**

@ Rod - Ah, I see. That makes sense now. I've tried shifting the hue with the "Hue & Sat" filter but I hadn't tried colorize yet. I guess that would colorize the highlights too. :hehe

Looks really nice, Graechan. :bigthup

What background pattern are you using? is it one of your personal patterns or can I download it somewhere?

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 6:50 pm **(#44)**

GnuTux it was from LibreOffice_ patterns

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molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

That is very cool Graechan. It is nice the way you used the same background as the text. I like it a lot.
I lifted your pattern too...thanks.

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 7:31 pm **(#46)**

Quick tip the easiest way to create a bump map is to select the text and save as channel and blur the channel

Graechan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:36 pm **(#47)**

Gimps beginning 'The Big Bang'

Rod · **Joined:** May 16, 2010 **Posts:** 16173

Graechan wrote:

Gimps beginning 'The Big Bang'

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Love it Graechan!

Into the splashes folder it goes.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:20 am **(#49)**

Nice renders, Graechan and thanks for the cool patterns! :hehe

Using a map from the new version of EnviroMap, here's another glittery one :mrgreen:

I actually skipped applying lighting the 2nd time, as there was really no need.

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

excellent results here, I played some more, still with the glitter effect except this time after I had finished I ran the plastic or glass script with tint colour set to 808080, then set this layer above text and set to grain merge and reduced opacity to 75%.

top image - original
bot image - with plastic effect

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Graechan wrote:

Gimps beginning 'The Big Bang'

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Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

Hey guys, where do I get one of those cool glitterys?

Using a map from the new version of EnviroMap

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

Akros wrote:

Hey guys, where do I get one of those cool glitterys?

Using a map from the new version of EnviroMap
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Once you've created your text following the tut, open a new transparent layer above and select.
Then go>Filters>Noise>Hurl you can run on default settings.
Then go>Colours>Desaturate and check the luminosity option
Finally set your layer mode to "Dodge".

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

He4rty Thank you!
Never noticed this filter "Hurl".
I thought those glitterys were patterns or brushes. Better so!
:tyspin

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Very nice guys. I love them both. Did you start out with black text? Or grey.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:20 am **(#56)**

Dont know what I am doing wrong. Can't get a smooth finish.

I have tried more than 3 times too.

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

molly wrote:

Very nice guys. I love them both. Did you start out with black text? Or grey.

Molly i start with white text.
Don't tried yet with black or grey.

Akros · **Joined:** Jan 10, 2013 **Posts:** 863

sallyanne wrote:

Dont know what I am doing wrong. Can't get a smooth finish.

I have tried more than 3 times too.

Sally, I would venture to point to each of these possible causes:
Blur insufficient or;
Applying BumpMap upon layer incorrect. or;
You have repeated the filter lighting & effects 2 times? or;
Are you using the parameter Maximum Height 0.01?

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Akros wrote:

molly wrote:

Very nice guys. I love them both. Did you start out with black text? Or grey.

Molly i start with white text.
Don't tried yet with black or grey.

O, maybe that is my prob. I haven't tried white text yet. thanks Akros.

Esper · **Joined:** Jul 17, 2012 **Posts:** 2769

you cant really bumpmap black, can you ?
you can bumpmap white, but then you just see the dark bits
thats why i use the 50ies grey for all my bumpmapping stuff (#808080)

my guess is bumpmapping black, as in this tutorial, works because of the change in colour from the environment-map